Rare artefacts on display at Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
More than 90 rare artefacts and historical materials from Japan and Singapore are on display at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.
The exhibition, called "Kindred Spirits: Dr Sun Yat Sen, Singapore and Japan" is the first exhibition focusing on the historical connection between Dr Sun's revolutionary movement in Singapore and in Japan.
In addition to institutions in Japan which contributed to the exhibition (like Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Kobe and Miyazaki Brothers Museum in Arao), artefact contributors also include families of Dr Sun's supporters in Japan.
Among the exhibits loaned by the families is the haori or short Japanese jacket with the words "kenbo" or "virtuous mother" written by Dr Sun.
Dr Sun presented the jacket to her great grandfather Umeya Shokichi in recognition of his support for the Chinese revolutionary movement.
Artefact contributor Ms Kosaka Ayano said: "Shokichi agreed that Dr Sun raise an army so he promised that he would raise money to support him financially."
Ms Kosaka has contributed some 10 items to the exhibition in Singapore. She hopes that by doing so Singaporeans will know more about the relationship between Dr Sun and his Japanese supporters of the 1911 Revolution.
The exhibition aims to highlight not just the Japanese pioneers residing in Singapore who were supporters of Dr Sun, but also those who contributed to Singapore's growth.
For example, there is an area that features Dr Nakano Kozo, who contributed to Singapore's economy by owning several rubber plantations as well as setting up several medical clinics and hospitals.
Dr Nakano's traditional ink slab, presented to him by a close friend of Dr Sun, is featured at the exhibition.
The exhibition will run till November.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
More than 90 rare artefacts and historical materials from Japan and Singapore are on display at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.
The exhibition, called "Kindred Spirits: Dr Sun Yat Sen, Singapore and Japan" is the first exhibition focusing on the historical connection between Dr Sun's revolutionary movement in Singapore and in Japan.
In addition to institutions in Japan which contributed to the exhibition (like Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Kobe and Miyazaki Brothers Museum in Arao), artefact contributors also include families of Dr Sun's supporters in Japan.
Among the exhibits loaned by the families is the haori or short Japanese jacket with the words "kenbo" or "virtuous mother" written by Dr Sun.
Dr Sun presented the jacket to her great grandfather Umeya Shokichi in recognition of his support for the Chinese revolutionary movement.
Artefact contributor Ms Kosaka Ayano said: "Shokichi agreed that Dr Sun raise an army so he promised that he would raise money to support him financially."
Ms Kosaka has contributed some 10 items to the exhibition in Singapore. She hopes that by doing so Singaporeans will know more about the relationship between Dr Sun and his Japanese supporters of the 1911 Revolution.
The exhibition aims to highlight not just the Japanese pioneers residing in Singapore who were supporters of Dr Sun, but also those who contributed to Singapore's growth.
For example, there is an area that features Dr Nakano Kozo, who contributed to Singapore's economy by owning several rubber plantations as well as setting up several medical clinics and hospitals.
Dr Nakano's traditional ink slab, presented to him by a close friend of Dr Sun, is featured at the exhibition.
The exhibition will run till November.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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